Learn to apply the right stucco thickness over cinder or concrete block walls

Hi guys, Kirk and Jay here with Kirk Giordano plastering today we're doing more block walls I've done a lot of block walls however few of you guys keep asking me how do you know if it's a half inch and can I go a quarter can I go eighth we've answered that question a few times in order to get rid of these block lines and that means when it rains the block lines will reappear unless you go thick enough and everybody keeps I got enough responses folks saying how do you know when you've gone a half inch here's a tip guys go a little heavier if you're not certain that way these block lines won't show the first rain I'll give you an example and by the way yeah guys I'm using a big monster trial the average child is 12 by 5 but this is the average chop anyway to prove what I'm getting at I like to use this big trial because I can anyway we get in here and what I generally do guys I'll put a coat on okay I'm actually working on it but but what I'll do guys is I'll put my first coat on and notice I give a little bit more on the top of that why do I put a little bit more on the top right here and go over it I'll show you that in a minute but for the sake of showing you what I'm referring to I'll spread this out a little bit better on this side of the board here okay generally guys I'll use a big trial too because number one I can handle it and number two I drop a lot less mud than with a small trial and besides this is almost like a rod and a trowel combined so I put on my first coat like so and when I I can use this like a rod where I'm coming here I'm coming down I'm smoothing out this wall and what I'm basically doing guys is a hard steel trial finish say for example if these guys wanted to do that chalkboard paint they can do it directly over this when it dries we've done a few videos where we put a couple finishes in order to do the chalkboard paint but we can do it over a steel trial finish and while I put so much up here is because now I can take my trial here and cut it back that gives a clean finish for whatever they're gonna put on the cap here they've suggested quite a few things anyway guys let me get back to what I was originally showing you the depth of the stucco how do you know when you got enough mud on there well again what I'll generally do is go a little thicker the idea is when we're done you don't want to see the grout line and when it's dry you won't see the grout lines however when it gets wet those grout lines can reappear so if you're not certain guys a little extra you see where I'm going with this a little bit extra one more time now I'm a little a little over that half-inch mark just like so guys boom I've already done all 25 feet of this Jay's kind of wedged in between this wall in the garage and see I'll say like a rock in a hard spot well that's where James right now trying to get it so that you guys can see the side view anyhow guys that's how I do it and I use this humongous trial just because it's a steel trial finish we're actually going to put a color coat over this in a couple weeks when it dries but for those of you who asked that question man how thick do you got to go a little bit thicker if you're not certain that way you can't lose and it rains you won't have some fella calling you back say man it's raining I can see all the grout lines anyhow guys my name is Kirk I'm with Kirk Giordano plastering we thank you for watching and as usual we'll see you guys on the next one